full court guidance

Chapter 163
Nash felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly, watching the late return to his own half calmly, as if he had done a trivial thing.

How accurate is it to throw a three-pointer?

Well, Nash has to admit, throwing the three-pointer accurately is a big deal.

D'Antoni's adjustment was a failure. Although the double guard composed of Barbosa and Nash did improve the Suns' offensive power, they made the worst choice, which was to relax their defense against late arrivals.

The next time was late and played very well.

There is no endless physical contact, no endless entanglement.

Nash's defensive ability is obviously much worse.

This makes late for a long time in the future you can do whatever you want, three-point shooting, European breakthrough, almost unstoppable.

It may be that he was playing too happily. In the second half of the third quarter, he broke through Nash's defense late and rushed to the basket, trying to dunk without interference.

It's a pity that the American West Arena has long been accustomed to Stoudemire's raging like a wild beast, and expressed his ugly rejection of the late buckle.

Even the ugly one who arrived late couldn't stop laughing from ear to ear.

Under the late leadership, other players of the Warriors also played very well, and finally overturned the Suns in the away game, taking the lead in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs.

Late played well and easily scored 41 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. Milicic even completely dominated the basket, picking up 19 rebounds and becoming an inside monster.

But the Suns are not likely to admit defeat easily. In the second game two days later, Nash and Barbosa had a good touch. The Suns made 41 three-pointers and hit 24 goals with super high efficiency. It exploded.

Then the two sides moved to Oracle Stadium, and the Suns continued their previous good touch, once again defeated the Golden State Warriors with their excellent offense, and tied the big score to [-]-[-].

Tasting the sweetness of double guards, D'Antoni continued to use the previous tactics in the fourth game.

But the Warriors had been prepared for a long time. They took 30 shots late in this game, hit 21 goals, scored 56 points, and redefined their NBA history. in second place.

With a late performance, the Warriors evened the total score, but the Suns still hold the home court advantage.

On the other hand, the game between the Rockets and the Nuggets has come to an end. The Nuggets, who created the miracle of the Black Eight, are no longer miraculous. They were swept out by the Rockets 4:0.

Billups and Prince formed the perimeter defensive iron gate, which made Iverson and Anthony very uncomfortable, and Yao Ming was on the inside.Iverson used breakthrough mid-range shooting as his main scoring method, and was greatly restricted when facing Yao Ming.

Especially the inside line of the Nuggets, Camby, the best defensive player this year, was completely overwhelmed by Yao Ming on both ends of the offense and defense. Camby averaged only 8 points and 11 rebounds per game, not only unable to help the team on the offensive end , There is no way to limit Yao Ming on the defensive end.

He likes jumping too much, and Yao Ming is one of the best inside players in the league. After adding experience through the late "learning machine", he plays very smartly. He often kills Camby with a seemingly simple fake move. Lie Fei, and then get an easy mobile phone opportunity.

Nenehilario, who was in the same class as Yao Ming, is also a spring guy. He is at a disadvantage in height and weight, and there is no way to prevent Yao Ming from scoring.

Finally, in this series, Yao Ming averaged 34.2 points, 13.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, completely dominating the game.

Now no one doubts Yao Ming anymore, he has become the most popular person in Houston.

And the Rockets also got plenty of rest time, even if the Warriors and the Suns score 4:2, the Rockets can at least have a week more rest than the Warriors or the Suns, which greatly increases their chances of winning the championship this year.

In the East, the series between the Cavaliers and the Nets has also been decided. This year, the 23-year-old James officially announced that he has entered the peak. He combines breakthroughs and points, and has his own offensive system, destroying the defense that the Nets depend on for a living. It's all messed up.

Although the point difference between the two sides is not big in each game, the outside line of the Nets composed of Vince Carter and Kidd can't restrain James at all, allowing him to average 33.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game.

Wang Zhizhi unexpectedly became the second scoring point of the Cavaliers. Larry Hughes lacked self-discipline in the summer, which led to a rapid decline in his performance this season. Wang Zhizhi won the More playing time, he averaged 31.6 minutes per game, and averaged 41 three-pointers per game with a 2.7% shooting rate, which is the most trustworthy point of the Cavaliers.

Now the media is generally optimistic that James can lead the Cavaliers out of the Eastern Conference and attack his first championship for the first time in his career.

And except for the fact that the Rockets have a relatively large advantage against the Cavaliers in the regular season, the Suns and the Warriors did not take advantage of the Cavaliers. They lack a top wing defender who can limit James.

Now the focus of all fans is drawn to this round of the series between the Suns and the Warriors.

Because the two sides held high the banner of offense, the ratings of this round of the series set a new historical record.

On May 5th, the crucial fifth game started at the American West Arena. D'Antoni made a wrong choice. He did not learn the lesson of the fourth defeat, but gave Barbosa more playing time. Most of the time, the Suns are playing double guards, trying to compete with the Warriors on offense.

Barbosa is obviously unqualified as Nash's successor. He has always been late on the court with no nonsense, and just a few simple words angered Barbosa.

The Brazilian lightning was eager to prove himself, ruined the team's chemical reaction, and completely turned into a black hole on the court.

In this game, Barbosa took 24 shots, more than Stoudemire. Although he scored 26 points, he hardly passed the ball, which still made the Suns' offense almost stagnant.

And being late is to continue to attack Nash violently, bullying Nash's lack of defensive ability, and easily scored 40+ again, leading the Warriors to victory in the crucial battle of Tianwangshan.

D'Antoni learned his lesson and rearranged his tactics in the sixth game, letting Bell be responsible for marking the late arrivals all the way and limiting his shots.

Bell also completed his task very well. With his better physical fitness and moving speed, he made physical contact with Late anytime and anywhere, which greatly affected Late's performance.

It's a pity that the Suns felt cold today. Nash, Marion, and Stoudemire all shot less than 40%.

But being late was happy to share the ball, which aroused the fighting spirit of his teammates. The combination of Milicic and Biedrins once again dominated the Suns basket.

Milicic made 23 shots in this game, hit 18 goals, and scored a new career record of 41 points. Biedrins scored 8 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks, which made Diaw cry.

The reason why the Suns feel cold is entirely because D'Antoni only uses a seven-man rotation. Stoudemire, Nash, and Marion all played more than 43 minutes in the previous games.

Even though the Warriors' defensive ability is not strong, the pace of the game between the two sides is very fast, and the players almost have to run back and forth on the court all the time, without any rest time.

After a long period of fatigue accumulated, the physical strength of the players has reached the limit, and it is inevitable to feel bad.

D'Antoni didn't realize this. When interviewed by the media after the game, he first congratulated the Warriors for breaking into the Western Conference Finals, and then summed up the reasons for the Suns' defeat.

He believes that the team's performance on the offensive end is not good enough, the players' ability is not fully utilized, coupled with a little bit of luck, it caused them to lose this series.

However, on the second day in Phoenix, there were media accusations that the Suns' loss to the Warriors was almost inevitable. D'Antoni made several mistakes in tactical adjustments in a row. His biggest mistake was to give Barbosa too much time. As for the late arrival of the Warriors' biggest weapon, there hasn't been much distraction.

Take a look at his performance in this series, 40+ twice, 56 points once, an astonishing 39.5 points per game, even if the Suns are a team dominated by running and bombing, don’t forget, the Suns The defensive capabilities of Marion and Bell have been affirmed by the entire league. If D'Antoni does not want to compete with the Warriors on offense, the Suns are not without a chance.

This led to Barbosa being criticized by the local media. After all, he has always been regarded as Nash's successor, but his performance on the court is not qualified at all. He has not connected the team's offense at all, and his influence on the defensive end is also very limited. .

Oakland is full of cheers. The Warriors have not made it to the Western Conference Finals for many years. Late has just joined the team in the first year, and it has brought huge changes to the Warriors, especially when the whole world is questioning When he was eager to win, he continued to believe in his teammates under pressure, and gave them opportunities to play, which won the affirmation of the Oakland media, and even many media in the United States.

Many experts and media reporters believe that Late has proved with his actual performance that he is indeed the most perfect boss in this league. Milicic has often been able to perform brilliantly from being a parallel importer who has been slandered by others. The expected talent potential is the impact of being late.

Even Milicic publicly admitted in an interview with the media after the game: "Yes, the boss trusts all of us. After we lost the first game, Mr. Nelson once asked him about the team's tactics. The boss thinks that I can complete the transformation in the interior, and he also analyzed the weaknesses of the Suns interior to us, so that we can target these weaknesses and find the rhythm easily when we play. Chi is a great guy, he obviously has his own ability to end the game ability, but he is more willing to see his teammates perform well, which is something I've never seen before, and I love playing next to him, it makes me happy."

(End of this chapter)